[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 6, 2007)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 5333-5341]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-495]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Parts 100, 117 and 165

[USCG-2006-26697]


Quarterly Listings; Safety Zones, Security Zones, Special Local 
Regulations and Drawbridge Operation Regulations

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of temporary rules issued.

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SUMMARY: This document provides required notice of substantive rules 
issued by the Coast Guard and temporarily effective between January 1, 
2006 and September 30, 2006 that were not published in the Federal 
Register. This quarterly notice lists temporary local regulations, 
temporary drawbridge operation regulations, security zones, and safety 
zones, all of limited duration and for which timely publication in the 
Federal Register was not possible.

DATES: This document lists temporary Coast Guard rules that became 
effective and were terminated between January 1, 2006 and September 30, 
2006.

ADDRESSES: The Docket Management Facility maintains the public docket 
for this notice. Documents indicated in this notice will be available 
for inspection or copying at the Docket Management Facility, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20593-0001 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal Holidays. You may electronically access the 
public docket for this notice on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on this notice contact 
Ms. Lesley Mose, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law, 
telephone (202) 372-3866. For questions on viewing, or on submitting 
material to the docket, contact Ms. Angie Ames, Docket Operations, 
telephone 202-366-5115.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Coast Guard District Commanders and Captains 
of the Port (COTP) must be immediately responsive to the safety and 
security needs within their jurisdiction; therefore, District 
Commanders and COTPs have been delegated the authority to issue certain 
local regulations. Safety zones may be established for safety or 
environmental purposes. A safety zone may be

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stationary and described by fixed limits or it may be described as a 
zone around a vessel in motion. Security zones limit access to prevent 
injury or damage to vessels, ports, or waterfront facilities and may 
also describe a zone around a vessel in motion. Special local 
regulations are issued to enhance the safety of participants and 
spectators at regattas and other marine events. Drawbridge operation 
regulations authorize changes to drawbridge schedules to accommodate 
bridge repairs, seasonal vessel traffic, and local public events. 
Timely publication of these rules in the Federal Register is often 
precluded when a rule responds to an emergency, or when an event occurs 
without sufficient advance notice. The affected public is, however, 
informed of these rules through Local Notices to Mariners, press 
releases, and other means. Moreover, actual notification is provided by 
Coast Guard patrol vessels enforcing the restrictions imposed by the 
rule. Because Federal Register publication was not possible before the 
beginning of the effective period, mariners were personally notified of 
the contents of these special local regulations, drawbridge operation 
regulations, security zones, and safety zones by Coast Guard officials 
on-scene prior to any enforcement action. However, the Coast Guard, by 
law, must publish in the Federal Register notice of substantive rules 
adopted. To meet this obligation without imposing undue expense on the 
public, the Coast Guard periodically publishes a list of these 
temporary special local regulations, security zones, safety zones and 
drawbridge operation regulations. Permanent rules are not included in 
this list because they are published in their entirety in the Federal 
Register. Temporary rules are also published in their entirety if 
sufficient time is available to do so before they are placed in effect 
or terminated. The safety zones, special local regulations, security 
zones and drawbridge operation regulations listed in this notice have 
been exempted from review under Executive Order 12866, Regulatory 
Planning and Review, because of their emergency nature, or limited 
scope and temporary effectiveness.
    The following rules were placed in effect temporarily during the 
period from January 1, 2006 through September 30, 2006 unless otherwise 
indicated.

    Dated: December 19, 2006.
S.G. Venckus,
Chief, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law.
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